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A higher power:
Are you a religious person? Do you currently believe in God, some other god(s), or any deity or supernatural being?
I'm not a religious person in terms of going to church or anything, but I pray daily and believe in God and life after death. I was raised Christian (but not really strictly so) so a lot of my beliefs are influenced by Christianity. I pray to both God and Jesus, even though I think it was very possible Jesus was "just" human. I believe there is an all-powerful force of love in the universe that sometimes is called "God" and because of how broad this power is it can manifest as a personal god/respond and interact spiritually with humans and other beings. I think there is a bit of God in everyone and everything -- everything has a divine spark. I believe there are other beings than beings on this planet or this plane of existence, in addition to a monotheistic-type God. Some may call some of these spirits gods or angels or by some other name. I don't think that the human interpretations of God are very accurate because our minds are so limited, but I believe we can feel a divine power and that we can be understood and loved by this divine power.
I do think we also have free will and that accounts for a lot of pain in the world. I don't think God always answers to our beck and call. I believe no spirit/soul ever truly dies and I believe everyone can be forgiven and loved. Bad experiences in my life have not led me to doubt this. Considering how much other people suffer, often beyond my comprehension, I think it would be ridiculous to believe or not believe in a loving God(s) just because I have had some problems in my life. I just feel God is with me, even when I feel terrible, so it's instinctive for me to have these beliefs. Although I am monotheistic/almost pantheistic, I respect beliefs in other gods (though to me I see them all as sides of one impossible to comprehend higher source of love); I believe archetypes are very powerful and our religious beliefs can be tied to archetypes and which archetypes ring true for each of us as individuals. I believe everyone's spiritual/religious beliefs are best for them and have no desire to convert anyone to my beliefs, though I wish more people would be open to other beliefs and the fact that they don't know everything about the world. I've had ecstatic experiences due to my religious beliefs and God feels very real to me. I feel I do need more faith, though, that things will turn out okay.
A higher power:
Are you a religious person? Do you currently believe in God, some other god(s), or any deity or supernatural being?
I'm not a religious person in terms of going to church or anything, but I pray daily and believe in God and life after death. I was raised Christian (but not really strictly so) so a lot of my beliefs are influenced by Christianity. I pray to both God and Jesus, even though I think it was very possible Jesus was "just" human. I believe there is an all-powerful force of love in the universe that sometimes is called "God" and because of how broad this power is it can manifest as a personal god/respond and interact spiritually with humans and other beings. I think there is a bit of God in everyone and everything -- everything has a divine spark. I believe there are other beings than beings on this planet or this plane of existence, in addition to a monotheistic-type God. Some may call some of these spirits gods or angels or by some other name. I don't think that the human interpretations of God are very accurate because our minds are so limited, but I believe we can feel a divine power and that we can be understood and loved by this divine power.
I do think we also have free will and that accounts for a lot of pain in the world. I don't think God always answers to our beck and call. I believe no spirit/soul ever truly dies and I believe everyone can be forgiven and loved. Bad experiences in my life have not led me to doubt this. Considering how much other people suffer, often beyond my comprehension, I think it would be ridiculous to believe or not believe in a loving God(s) just because I have had some problems in my life. I just feel God is with me, even when I feel terrible, so it's instinctive for me to have these beliefs. Although I am monotheistic/almost pantheistic, I respect beliefs in other gods (though to me I see them all as sides of one impossible to comprehend higher source of love); I believe archetypes are very powerful and our religious beliefs can be tied to archetypes and which archetypes ring true for each of us as individuals. I believe everyone's spiritual/religious beliefs are best for them and have no desire to convert anyone to my beliefs, though I wish more people would be open to other beliefs and the fact that they don't know everything about the world. I've had ecstatic experiences due to my religious beliefs and God feels very real to me. I feel I do need more faith, though, that things will turn out okay.
